Afghanistan

1. Pakistan, Iran see Afghanistan-based terror groups as ‘serious threat’ to global security

https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-and-iran-see-afghanistan-based-terror-groups-serious-threat-to-global-security-/7583076.html

2. Turkmenistan’s Afghanistan Policy: Balancing Risks and Untapped Opportunities

https://thediplomat.com/2024/04/turkmenistans-afghanistan-policy-balancing-risks-and-untapped-opportunities/

3. US condemns Taliban’s reign of terror in Afghanistan

https://www.samaa.tv/2087313598-us-condemns-taliban-s-reign-of-terror-in-afghanistan

4. Pakistan suffers more due to Afghan problem than wars with India: Ambassador Durrani

https://www.dawn.com/news/1829398

5. Afghanistan’s economy in crisis: World Bank report reveals dire situation

https://www.samaa.tv/2087313481-afghanistan-s-economy-in-crisis-world-bank-report-reveals-dire-situation

6.

 

Taliban govt joins climate change talks for first time

https://www.dawn.com/news/1829476/taliban-govt-joins-climate-change-talks-for-first-time

7. Small businesses a lifeline for Afghan women facing Taliban restrictions

https://www.voanews.com/a/small-businesses-a-lifeline-for-afghan-women-facing-taliban-restrictions/7582044.html

8. 250,000 Afghan children need education, food and homes after returning from Pakistan, says NGO

https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-forced-returns-children-f7c8dd916febe9fcb6c66d10d880ee7f

9. Afghanistan’s Taliban requests invite to OIC Banjul summit

https://apanews.net/afghanistans-taliban-requests-invite-to-oic-banjul-summit/

Middle East

10.

 

Industrialists urge action on Pak-Iran trade targeting $10b

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2463870/industrialists-urge-action-on-pak-iran-trade-targeting-10b

11.

 

Oil prices fall as US business activity cools, concerns over Middle East ease

https://www.brecorder.com/news/40300062/oil-prices-fall-as-us-business-activity-cools-concerns-over-middle-east-ease

12.

 

Biden says Israel must allow aid to Palestinians ‘without delay’

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2498731/middle-east

13. Feature: Turkish investors flock to gold amid Middle East turmoils

https://english.news.cn/20240424/d825791a466b4d7bb9395a0efda78b54/c.html

14. Iran cuts Syria presence after strikes blamed on Israel: monitor

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2498491/middle-east

15. Pakistan and Iran call on UN Security Council to curb Israel’s hostile behavior in Middle East

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2498526/pakistan

16. War on Gaza: Germany to resume funding Unrwa in Gaza

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/germany-resume-cooperation-unrwa-gaza

17. Jamaica formally recognises Palestine as a state

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240424-jamaica-formally-recognises-palestine-as-a-state/

Africa

18. West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/19/west-africas-sahel-becoming-a-drug-trafficking-corridor-un-warns

19. Devastating flooding in east Africa claims dozens of lives and displaces thousands

https://news.sky.com/story/devastating-flooding-in-east-africa-claims-dozens-of-lives-and-displaces-thousands-13122189

20. Process raw materials in Africa, urges top environmentalist

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/25/process-raw-materials-in-africa-urges-top-environmentalist-wanjira-mathai

21. OPEC Offers Support to African Oil Exploration Hot Spot Namibia

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/opec-offers-support-to-african-oil-exploration-hot-spot-namibia